Friday Night (Gym) Lights: Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday night featured the semifinals of the Albuquerque Metro Tournament along with many other games around the state. Here are some of the top performers from Friday night:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687823' first='Thomas' last='Adams'], Sandia</strong>: Adams and his Matador teammates were on fire in Friday night's 93-63 win over Cleveland in the Albuquerque Metro semifinals. Adams scored 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting + 9-10 FT, grabbed 9 rebounds, dished out 5 assists and made 3 steals. Adams scored 10 of Sandia's first 13 points. Superb all-around performance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'], Volcano Vista</strong>: Aguino, committed to Montana, again showed why he's the two-time New Mexico MaxPreps Player of the Year as he scored 31 points to lead Volcano Vista over Rio Rancho, 65-59, in the semifinals of the Albuquerque Metro Tournament. Aguino scored 11 points in the fourth quarter when Volcano Vista rallied for the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1326930' first='Remy' last='Albrecht'], Cleveland</strong>: Scored 22 points in the Storm's loss to Sandia in the Albuquerque Metro Tourney semifinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2693652' first='Kaileb' last='Atencio'], Penasco</strong>: Scored 16 points with 5 rebounds and 4 steals in Penasco's 45-40 win over Clayton. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1914028' first='Landon' last='Begay'], Farmington</strong>: Scored 25 points to spark Farming to a 91-46 victory over local rival Shiprock.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Isiah Brown, Sandia</strong>: Scored 19 points and made 5 3-pointers as Sandia beat Cleveland. Just a freshman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2293837' first='Owen' last='Cheng'], Highland</strong>: Led a balanced Hornets attack with 11 points as Highland beat Del Norte in a consolation game of the ABQ Metro Tourney.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tobias Ciccarello, Navajo PIne</strong>: Scored 14 points in a close loss to Capitan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1914013' first='Channing' last='James'], Pine Hill</strong>: Scored 24 points in Pine Hill's loss to East Mountain. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2111977' first='David' last='Lunn'], Volcano Vista</strong>: Scored 19 points as Volcano Vista's Dynamic Duo (See [player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'] above) combined for 50 points in the semifinal win over Rio Rancho.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2827261' first='Dillan' last='McCoy'], St. Michael's</strong>: Scored 18 points in the Horsemen's 81-22 trouncing of Newcomb in the second round of the Horsemen Shootout.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2695232' first='Jordan' last='McNeely'], Rio Rancho</strong>: Led the Rams with 21 points in the hard-fought loss to Volcano Vista.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1540114' first='Carter' last='Monroe'], Valley</strong>: Registered a double-double as he scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a close win over Eldorado.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ty'Shawn Nieto, Zuni</strong>: Double-double to lead Zuni past Bloomfield, 55-49. Scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds with 3 steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684238' first='Tyler' last='Petrini'], Raton</strong>: Scored 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds with 4 steals as Raton edged Des Moines, 42-40.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2682910' first='Justin' last='Rubio'], Estancia</strong>: Scored 14 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and made 3 steals to lead Estancia to a 45-38 win over Cottonwood Classical. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2684840' first='Daniel' last='Tavarez'], Legacy Academy</strong>: Scored 6 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 3 assists in Legacy's loss to Moriarty.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We Battled <a href="https://t.co/3olZM4brVH">pic.twitter.com/3olZM4brVH</a></p>&mdash; Rio Rancho Rams Boys Basketball (@RioRamsHoops) <a href="https://twitter.com/RioRamsHoops/status/1877998628482002988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Finished with another double-double last night, the team is played well together. We are ready for the final round today at 1pm vs Highland.<br><br>Watch Live: <a href="https://t.co/ZXfF73iXED">https://t.co/ZXfF73iXED</a> <a href="https://t.co/h9GnjUd3X1">pic.twitter.com/h9GnjUd3X1</a></p>&mdash; [player_tooltip player_id='1524943' first='Parker' last='Henderson'] (@pksome77) <a href="https://twitter.com/pksome77/status/1878154901076730172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">W!!! Farmington Scorpions 91 🦂 Shiprock Chieftains 46 🪶<br><br>Great Team Win! 🏀🦂 <br><br>Scorps will be back on the road next Wednesday and travel to play Miyamura to finish off its last regular season game before district season begins! 🏀🦂 <br><br>Go Scorps!! <a href="https://t.co/lOP9FSIIY6">pic.twitter.com/lOP9FSIIY6</a></p>&mdash; fhsscorpionsbbb (@fhsscorpionsbbb) <a href="https://twitter.com/fhsscorpionsbbb/status/1877961883992646139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Final: Taos 70, Lovington 64. The Wildcats are back in action again tomorrow for day 3 of the North/South Shootout vs. Belen at 4:30. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LMSDWildcats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LMSDWildcats</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoWildcats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoWildcats</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LovingtonBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LovingtonBasketball</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoCats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoCats</a> <a href="https://t.co/PyCOxagCK2">pic.twitter.com/PyCOxagCK2</a></p>&mdash; Kirk Murad (@CoachKirkMurad) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoachKirkMurad/status/1877929008140296620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->